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Description
図2に示すように、制御部18は、アノード極の掃気を行うと判断すると(START)、コンプレッサ12を駆動するとともに(ステップS1)、エア導入弁15およびエア排出弁17を開弁させる(ステップS2)。続いて、制御部18は、圧力センサP1,P2からの信号に基づいて圧損(アノード極の前後差圧)を算出し(ステップS3)、この圧損が略一定となるようにコンプレッサ12を制御することで、コンプレッサ12から燃料電池13に供給されるエア流量を調整する(ステップS4)。具体的には、図3に示すように、圧損を略一定に保つことにより、エア流量が掃気開始から徐々に増加するように調整されるようになっており、これにより、消費エネルギ(エア流量×圧損)が、図4に示す従来に比べ、飛躍的に抑えられている。
圧損が所定の低い値で略一定となるように掃気を行うので、エネルギ消費を抑えつつ、良好に燃料電池13内の残留水分をパージすることができる。また、圧損を低い値とすることで、燃料電池13の固体高分子電解質膜13cに与える負荷を軽減できるといった効果も奏する。
燃料電池13に燃料であるエアを供給するコンプレッサ12を、掃気ガス供給手段としても利用するので、装置が共有化されてシステムの小型化を達成することができる。
前記実施形態では、掃気ガス供給手段としてコンプレッサ12を採用したが、本発明はこれに限定されず、例えば掃気ガスを窒素とすることで、この窒素を貯留する窒素タンクを掃気ガス供給手段として採用してもよい。なお、この場合は、燃料電池への掃気ガスの供給量の調整は、流量を調整するバルブを適宜制御することで行うことができる。
P1,P2 圧力センサ(圧損検知手段)
11 高圧水素タンク
12 コンプレッサ(掃気ガス供給手段、エア供給手段)
13 燃料電池
13a 反応ガス流路
13c 固体高分子電解質膜
14 遮断弁
15 エア導入弁
16 水素パージ弁
17 エア排出弁
18 制御部(掃気実行手段)
21 燃料ガス供給路
22 エア供給路
23 掃気用流路
24 燃料ガス排出路
25 エア排出路
26 掃気ガス排出用流路
GA 流量計
Claims (3)
- 燃料ガス流路及びエア流路を有し、前記燃料ガス流路に供給される燃料ガスと前記エア流路に供給されるエアとを反応させて発電をする燃料電池と、
前記燃料ガス流路の入口に接続され、前記燃料ガス流路に供給される前記燃料ガスが流通する燃料ガス供給路と、
前記燃料ガス流路の出口に接続され、前記燃料ガス流路から排出された前記燃料ガスが流通する燃料ガス排出路と、
前記エア流路の入口に接続され、前記エア流路に供給される前記エアが流通するエア供給路と、
前記エア流路の出口に接続され、前記エア流路から排出された前記エアが流通するエア排出路と、
前記燃料ガス供給路と前記エア供給路とを接続する掃気用流路と、
前記燃料ガス排出路と前記エア排出路とを接続する掃気ガス排出用流路と、
前記掃気用流路に設けられ、開状態又は閉状態になるエア導入弁と、
前記掃気ガス排出用流路に設けられ、開状態又は閉状態になるエア排出弁と、
前記燃料ガス流路及び前記エア流路に、前記掃気用流路を通して掃気ガスを供給する掃気ガス供給手段と、
前記掃気ガス供給手段から前記燃料電池へ供給する掃気ガスの量を制御して、前記燃料電池の掃気を実行する掃気実行手段と、
前記燃料ガス流路の圧損を検知する圧損検知手段と、を備え、
前記掃気実行手段は、前記燃料電池を掃気する際に、前記エア導入弁及び前記エア排出弁を開弁するとともに、前記圧損が略一定となるように前記掃気ガス供給手段を制御して、掃気開始から掃気終了まで掃気ガスの流量を徐々に増加させることを特徴とする燃料電池システム。 - 前記掃気実行手段は、前記燃料電池の発電停止の際に、前記掃気を実行することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の燃料電池システム。
- 酸化剤ガスを含むエアを前記燃料電池に供給するエア供給手段を備え、
前記エアを前記掃気ガスとして用いることで、前記エア供給手段を前記掃気ガス供給手段として利用したことを特徴とする請求項1または請求項2に記載の燃料電池システム。
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